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unpropitious

adjective
un·​pro·​pi·​tious | \ ˌən-prə-ˈpi-shəs How to pronounce unpropitious (audio) \

Definition of unpropitious

: not likely to have or produce a good result : not favorable or advantageous : not propitious an unpropitious time Jasper could not have selected a more unpropitious moment for his cause.— Edward Bulwer-Lytton
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unpropitiously adverb

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 JoyFish sits in a strip mall in an unpropitious space that has seen several restaurants come and go. — Tan Vinh, The Seattle Times, "JoyFish: Aurora on the outside, Vegas on the inside, and a whole fish to enjoy," 11 July 2017

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